When is the best time for children to drink milk?

Because milk is rich in calcium and children need a lot of calcium when they are growing, many parents let their children drink milk. Generally speaking, children will drink a glass of milk in the morning, which can not only meet the body's needs but also serve as breakfast. Some children are also accustomed to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed at night. So, when is the best time to drink milk?

Morning and evening are the best times to drink milk. Drinking milk at breakfast provides sufficient nutrition for the day's vitality; drinking milk at night not only helps sleep, but also helps the body absorb its nutrients.

According to research by medical experts from the United States and Britain, milk contains two hypnotic substances that were previously unknown to people. One of them is tryptophan synthesized from serotonin, which can promote sleep. Due to its effect, often only a glass of milk is needed to make people fall asleep. The other is a natural morphine-like substance that has similar anesthetic and sedative effects. Therefore, if you drink milk in the morning, it will inevitably inhibit the cerebral cortex and affect your work and study during the day. In addition, drinking milk in the morning is not conducive to digestion and absorption. This is because the protein in milk must be broken down into amino acids by the stomach and small intestine before it can be absorbed by the human body. In the morning, when the stomach is empty, the stomach and intestines are emptied very quickly, so the milk is discharged into the large intestine before it has time to be digested. Furthermore, the protein absorbed from food can only constitute a part of human tissue if there is sufficient calories. If there is insufficient calories, the absorbed protein will quickly turn into calories and be consumed, which is undoubtedly a waste of talent.

Therefore, nutrition experts believe that milk is best consumed in the evening or half an hour before going to bed.

Drinking a glass of milk before going to bed at night happens to be the time when the blood calcium concentration is relatively low. At this time, the calcium in the milk can be fully absorbed. It can also help with sleep. Children who sleep well can grow taller. Therefore, the best time for children to drink milk is half an hour before going to bed at night.